Embalming-board.



C. B. DOLGE.

BMBALMING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1am.

1, 109,406, Patented Sept. 1,1914

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G. B. DOLGE.

EMBALMING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1913.

1, 1 09,406, Patented Sept. 1, 1914;

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G. B. DO LGE. EMBALMING BOARD. APPLICATION I'ILEDAUG.14, 1913.

1,109,406. Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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Specification of iettersla'tent. j i

j "reamed se ta, 1914.

Application filed August 14, 1 1 3. ser al m. 784,807.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL B..DOLGE, citizen of the United States, residing at est.

port,:in the county of Fairfield and 'State of Connecticut, have inventednew and useful Improvements. in Embalming-lBoards, of which the following is'a specification.

. My present invention pertains. to boards or tables for the use of embalmers; andit has for one of its objectsto provide a board constructed with a view'to being compactly folded when not inuse, and also constructed with a view to-gbeing' expeditiously and easily setup and made ready for. use.

,Another object of the invention is the provision of an embalmers table embodying such a constructionthat it is stiff and rigid, when set up ready for use, and is calculated to bear a great weight.

than one board.

Another object is the provision of an embalmers table embodying a center leg and means for automaticallyilocking themtermediate top sectionstog'ether so. as to; absolutely preclude any of the same.

Another object is theprovision of an embalmers board embodyingsuch a construction and'relative arrangement'of parts that a body may be conveniently positionedvin such manner as to assure a thorough drain change in the position age of blood and an adequate'circujlation of embalmingfluidto all-parts ofthe body. Another object is theprovision of an embalmers board adapted to be adjusted to a considerable extent to suit bodiesof different sizes, this witha view to obviating the necessity of a funeral director having more Another object is the provision on an embalmers board of means for supportingia canopy. 1 .2

Other advantageous characteristics of the invention will be. fully understood from the f following description and claim when the ings,. .accompanyingand forming part of same are read in connection with the drawthis specification,- 1n which;

Figurel is a side elevation illustrating my novel board as set up ready for use; one end of the board being shown'asequipped with a canopy support, and one pair oftop sections being shown as 1 supported in inclined position. Fig.2 is a View. showing the board as folded. Fig. 3 ism end elevae' tion of the boardv as appears when set up readyv for use. Figlis a detail plan, partly top section 6.

\ brokeniawayand partly in section, showing the manner. of attaching a canopy support to one frame extension. Fig.15 1s an enlargedgdetail view of the centerleg of the board; and. its appurtenances. Fig. 6-is a similar view't ken at a right angle to, Fig.

5 Fig. .7 is an, enlarged detail view illustratlve-of oneof thelatches forlocking the opposed top sectionstogether.

Similar numerals 1. of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings. I

Among I other to the middle of the saidrod is connected a central supporting leg. 2, equipped with stays 3,1 pivotally-connected to the leg at 4: and designed tobe detachably connected to lugs5. Themlugs '5 are fixed tocross-bars 5? which are disposed below the opposed top sections 6. and are interposed between andfixed at their ends vtouside frame bars 7 Thesaid top sections 6 are fixed'in suit able manner" tothe said side frame'bars 7, and'at their inner ends the frame bars 7 are provided with arms 8 fixedly connected thereto and pivotally connected to the end portions ;of the transverse rodll. Thus it will be manifest thatwhen the stays 3 are detached'from bolts'f9 on the-lugs. 5'and .j are swung-down alongside the central leg 2,

the inner top sections 6 andithe frame bars '7 'can'be swung inwardly toward each other and into the position shown" in, 2, the transverserod 1 servlngas'a center. Agaln I elements, my novel board comprises a central-transversewrod 1, and

when the lnner top sectlons 6 are swung into alinement'with each other," as shown in. Figs.

1,. 5 and 7 and the stays 3are attached by thebolts 9to the" lugs 5, the central leg and its appurtenances will support the inner top sectionsfi to such an extentjthat the same vvrill bear any ordinary weight. "Inthe position shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 7 the inneredges of the inner top sections] 6 are 0p; posed, as are also the arms-Son the frame bars -7, and in order to automatically loclc the said .top sections 6. and frame bars7 in the saidposition, I provide latches, one'at oneside of the boardandon a frame bar 7 other at the other side oftheboard and on one frame bar 7 complementary to the other shown in detail in-Fig. 7, and by reference to the said figure it -will be observed that the latch lOis'pivot'ed at 11 ontheframe One-of the said latches is 10a complementary to one top section'6, and the bar 7, and is provided with a beveled head 12 and a handle or finger-piece 13, th e latte extending laterally inward from the latch. "f

latch is adaptedto spring. From this it topsections 6 and 5 follows that when the the. frame bars 7 i are alined, the latch comf plementary to each top section 6' willspring into, the seat 15, of the other. top section 6 f and in that way. the topfsections and the i framebars 7 thereof will be locked together securely and in suchinanner as to. preclude any flexing of the board at itsmiddle This is an. important feature of my invention in asmuch as it contributes to the safety of the board in supporting a very heavy corpse.

Pivotally connected at. l6to the outer ends 7 of the frame bars 7 are legs .17. These legs are arranged in pairs as shown in Fig. 3, and the legs of each pair are fixedly connected together through the medium. ofcrossed braces 18. "It will also be observed that pivotally connected to the frame bars 7 at the points 16 are frame extensions or bars 19. These extension bars l9are connected with the legs 17, throughthe medium of: struts 20 each of which comprises two sections, pivotally connected at 21 and designed to bestopped in straight. position or alinement by the. seatingof a stud 21. on one section in. a notch 22 in the. other section. Between each pair of legs 17 and'their complementary top section Bare arranged struts 2O similar in construction to. the, struts 20 just described. Byvirtue: of the frame construction just. alluded to it will. be manifest that when the struts; 20. are broken the extension frame bars 19, which are preferably of angle iron can'be. swungdown alongside the legs 17, and then by breaking or, flexing. thestru't's 20", the extension frame bars 19 and the legs 17 can be swunginto positions substantially between andparallel to the frame-bars 7;"and' the, top sections 6. This-as will be readily appreciated contributes. materially to the compact form. into which the board can be folded for convenient carriage; It will be understood, however, that when it is desired to open and set-up the board the same canbe readily accomplished by first swinging the legs 17 to a position atright angles to the frame bars 7, and then swingingthe extension frame bars 1-9 out into alinement with the frame bars 7, and then arranging the struts 20 and 20 in theirlstraight locked positions. as shownin Fig. 1.

Each pair of the extension frame bars 7 comprises a cross bar 28, interposed between and fixed. to the bars of. the pair, andalso ?25 and 26-, which. i bound with, sheet-metal, the

l with canopy cured in metallic a'ble .means for 42 to theend bars of -19 of; thelboard. Y signed to. rest fflat fixed on thebars' of the pair at theouter endsthereof are apertured plates 24, Fig. 1, or an important purpose hereinafter set forth.

25 25are top sections arranged adjacent the topsections' 6, and 26 26 are end top sections. The top sections 25 are fixed to frame bars 27,'and' the said frame bars 27 are pivotally connected at 28 to the frame bars 7. The top sections 26 are fixed to.

frame bars29, and these frame bars 29 are pivotally connected at 30 to the framebars 27. At their outer ends theframe bars 29' complementary to the top. sections 26are providedwith; pivotedurack bars 31, which are designed tobe extended through and engaged withithe apertured plates 24 with a view to supporting the top sections 25 and 26 in inclined positionas shown at the left of'Fig. 1. "It will be noticed .here that the top sections 25 .and26 at the opposite ends of the board can be simultaneously.maintained in. inclined position in order toso positi'on a body that blood can be. thoroughly drained therefrom, of embalming fluid: to. all parts of. the body can be. attained; When the rack bars 31 are withdrawn from the apertured plates 24, the said rack. bars can. be swung to positions alongsidethe frame bars 29 and securedby frictional contact under clips 32. provided onthe said frame bars .29.

Bybreaking the struts 2.0 at one end. of the board and letting down the extension frame bars 19, the frame bars 29'and oneend top section'26 the board can be adapted? to support a short. adult oraa youth, while by breakingthestruts 20 :andletting, down the. extensionframe barsl9, the frame bars. 29 and the endtop section 26 at. both ends of; the board can .beshortenedto 'such an extent as to. renderit suitable to support the body of a. child;

Withthe exception of the:top sections, 6, are made of thin wood parts of my novel board are preferably ofmetal'. 1

.It will be gathered from theforegoing that whentheboard is set unand onetopsection 25 and one top section 26 are maintained in: inclined position and the whole is covered with anfornamental: cover the board. will be ltransformed into a finishedcouch.

couch may be provided WVhen. desirable the supports. 40, one ofwhich is fshown' in Flgs. 1, 3, andl. These canopy 5 supports respectively...comprise floortionlhaving its ends socketed' and sefiXtures 42, andany suita bail shaped attaching the said: fixtures the extension frames The 'fixtures 42 are deon the end bars of the extension frames 19.

and a. good circulation In,.the-prefe1'red emlbodlment. of any invention I prefer to,;pro-.

r 1,109,406 p i vide each top section 26 with a transverse series of apertures 4-3. I also preferto connect the fixtures 42 to the said end bars through the medium of bolts 44:, extended through the fixtures and apertures in the end bars of the extension frames 19. Froml this it follows that when it is not desired to use the canopy supports the same can beexpeditiously and easily removed from the board, and when it is-desired to employ said supports the same can as readily be-applied and connected to the frame extensionslQ) It will be understood from the foregoing that it is necessary precedent to folding the board to swing each top section 26 and its complementary frame bars inwardly until each top section 26 rests parallel or approximately parallel with the adjacent topsections 6 and 25; each top section 26 also resting parallel to and closely adjacent the central leg 2. I would furtherv have it understood that I prefer in practice to equip each of the legs of the boardwith a rubber bot' tom or other pad 4:5.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the'present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exactunderstanding of the said embodiment 'I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the said specific construction and relative arrangement of parts as in the future practice of my invention, such changes and modifications may be made as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters-Patent,is: t I

' A foldable embalmers board, comprising top sections, frame bars, of right-angle form incross-section, fixed to the undersides of the top sections adjacent the side edges of "the board, said framebars being arranged 1n pairs vand the bars of each pair being alinedfarms fixed to the inner portions of the several'frame bars, a transverse rod to the end portions of which said arms are pivotally connected, a leg connected to the transverse rod at a point between the pairs ofarms, transverse bars extending between andfixed to the frame bars, lugs fixed to and depending from said bars and having lateral bolts, and braces pivotally connected to the leg and having apertures adapted to receive the bolts on the lugs,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. i

CARL B. DOLGE.

Witnesses: 1 GnAs. F. HENDRICKS, KARL A. DOLGE.

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